I went to Lowes to buy a can of Zinsser SealCoat and looked for the date
of manufacture which has always been on the can. Instead, all I found
was a lot number. I thought this might just be a Lowes thing so I went
to Woodcraft - same thing.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone know how to translate a lot
number into a date of manufacture?

I emailed Zinsser and am awaiting an answer - if I get one.

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw

"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
...
I went to Lowes to buy a can of Zinsser SealCoat and looked for the date
of manufacture which has always been on the can. Instead, all I found
was a lot number. I thought this might just be a Lowes thing so I went
to Woodcraft - same thing.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone know how to translate a lot
number into a date of manufacture?

I emailed Zinsser and am awaiting an answer - if I get one.

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw

http://familywoodworking.org/forums/...ad.php?t=20269

That info was not totally correct.
Here is the correct info

Zinsser

Date code:

So for S0O258D
the codes is after the S
Y
M OND for Oct, Nov, Dec
## Day of Month

Batch number 8D


0 for 2010
O for october
25 for the 25th
and it is batch 8D




On 12/15/2010 10:07 PM, Artemus wrote:
"Larry wrote in message
...
I went to Lowes to buy a can of Zinsser SealCoat and looked for the date
of manufacture which has always been on the can. Instead, all I found
was a lot number. I thought this might just be a Lowes thing so I went
to Woodcraft - same thing.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone know how to translate a lot
number into a date of manufacture?

I emailed Zinsser and am awaiting an answer - if I get one.

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw

http://familywoodworking.org/forums/...ad.php?t=20269

That info was not totally correct.
Here is the correct info

Zinsser

Date code:

So for S0O258D
the codes is after the S
Y
M OND for Oct, Nov, Dec
## Day of Month

Batch number 8D


0 for 2010
O for october
25 for the 25th
and it is batch 8D




On 12/15/2010 10:07 PM, Artemus wrote:
"Larry wrote in message
...
I went to Lowes to buy a can of Zinsser SealCoat and looked for the date
of manufacture which has always been on the can. Instead, all I found
was a lot number. I thought this might just be a Lowes thing so I went
to Woodcraft - same thing.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone know how to translate a lot
number into a date of manufacture?

I emailed Zinsser and am awaiting an answer - if I get one.

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw

http://familywoodworking.org/forums/...ad.php?t=20269

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:47:55 +0000, Larry Blanchard wrote:

I went to Lowes to buy a can of Zinsser SealCoat and looked for the date
of manufacture which has always been on the can. Instead, all I found
was a lot number.

I emailed Zinsser and am awaiting an answer - if I get one.

Thanks to those who responded. I even got an answer from Zinsser
already. Brownie points for them!

But I still liked the date better :-).

--
Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw